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Sponsoring Organizations:

• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
• Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Office (JASPO) (Accessible to .mil domains only)
• Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness (JTCG/ME) (User registration Required)

Institution:

• Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center (SURVIAC)

Survivability:

• Corps Looks to Field 100,000 New Packs (Military Times-8 Dec 10)
• Northrop Grumman's ASTAMIDS Proves It Can Detect IEDs from the Air in Near-Real Time
  (Yahoo News-6 Dec 10)
• Soldiers in Iraq Will Get New Body Armor (Military Times-6 Dec 10)
• Oshkosh Gets $255M Deal for M-ATV Ambulances (Military Times-4 Dec 10)
• Sailors Receive New Antenna Testing System (Navy News-3 Dec 10)
• Army Issues RFP for Ground Combat Vehicle (Army News-2 Dec 10)
• Fire Scout Operates Across the U.S. (NAVAIR News-1 Dec 10)

Lethality:

• First Reserve Unit Conducts TASER Training (Air Force News-7 Dec 10)
• Javelin Joint Venture Fires Javelin from Stryker Remote Weapon Station (Yahoo News-7 Dec 10)

Homeland Security:

• Battelle Progresses Toward Deployment of Harbor Shield (Yahoo News-6 Dec 10)
• Maritime Security: Ferry Security Measures Have Been Implemented, but Evaluating Existing
  Studies Could Further Enhance Security (GAO Report-3 Dec 10)
• With SBInet in Limbo, Border Technology is Anyone’s Game (National Defense-Dec 10)
• Border Security: Additional Actions Needed to Better Ensure a Coordinated Federal Response
  to Illegal Activity on Federal Lands (GAO Report-18 Nov 10)

Space Survivability:

• Air Force's X-37B Historical Landing Advances Space Vehicle Technologies (Air Force News-7 Dec 10)
• Army Hosts 2010 DoD Space Experiments Review Board (Army News-7 Dec 10)
• Review: Confronting Space Debris (The Space Review-6 Dec 10)

Modeling, Simulation and Cyberspace:

• Army Medical Simulation Scientists Developing Tools to Give Realistic Training (Army News-1 Dec 10)
• MilGaming Portal Launches Expansion (Army News-1 Dec 10)
• Army to Spend up to $100 Million on Holodeck-Like Simulator for Small-Unit Training
  (National Defense-Dec 10)
• Mix of Live and Virtual Training Will Result in Savings, Army Says (National Defense-Dec 10)

Information:

• Aircraft Survivability Journal (Fall 2010 [.pdf format])
• DoD Techipedia: Collaborate and Help our Warfighters (user registration required)
• SURVIAC Bulletin 2010 Issue 2 (.pdf format)
• SURVIAC Dynamic Events Calendar
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News & Upcoming Events:

• 27th Annual National Test and Evaluation Conference, 14-17 Mar 11.  Find more info here...
  
• 11th Annual BlazeTech Course: Aircraft Fire and Explosion – Protection Against Accidents
  and Combat/Terrorist Attacks, 3-6 May 11.  Find more info here...

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